Crossing Home: A weekly review of local athletes in college

Reid Roper - Illinois

Roper hit a home run Sunday in a 8-5 loss to South Florida, his third of the season, as the Illini senior wrapped up a weekend where he went 4-for-11 with 5 runs scored and 4 RBI as Illinois took 2-of-3 from the Bulls. Roper also hit a home run Friday, when he finished 2-for-3 at the plate with three runs scored and an RBI in a 13-1 rout over South Florida.

Ryne Roper - Illinois

Roper finished 2-for-4 Sunday and went 4-for-10 with a walk and an RBI as the University of Illinois took two out of three from the University of South Florida in Champaign over the weekend.

Keelin Rasch - Louisiana-Monroe

Rasch hit his first triple of the season and went a combined 3-for-14 with a run scored and two strikeouts for the Warkhawks who beat Appalachian State 10-2 on Sunday. ULM will wrap-up its five-game road swing on Tuesday night when it travels to Hammond, La., for a 6 p.m. contest at Southeastern Louisiana.